Plans are progressing to establish an Oldham Mayoral Development Corporation, bringing the powers and focus needed to drive regeneration across our borough and get projects moving at pace.
At the heart of this is SportsTown, with a £70 million vision to create a health, sport and innovation campus that can drive jobs, skills and investment into Oldham for years to come. A big step forward for Oldham.
I want to give a big thanks to Oldham Athletic, and their owners the Rothwell’s and CFO Darren Royle who deserve huge credit for their vision and work on this project. It is going to put sport and excellence on the map in Oldham for years to come.
Alongside this, funding has also been secured through the Good Growth Fund to support new homes and wider regeneration, as part of a broader plan for Oldham’s future.
Oldham has secured investment in the past few years, but we all know we need to go further and faster. I will keep pushing to make sure our communities see the benefits through jobs, opportunity and long term growth.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 